by Chef Shilarna Vaze (Chinu)
Grilled marinated vegetables served with a delicious peanut sauce – a traditional dish of Thailand
A delicious Burmese style starter – dried peas boiled, mixed with gram flour and some aromatics and deep-fried
by Chef Saransh Goila
These chicken seekh kebabs are stuffed with spinach and cheese mixture – a wonderful starter
Momos are now garnering a lot of appreciated the world over
by Chef Rakesh Sethi
Soft, melt in the mouth and simply delicious kebabs
The sweet potatoes balance the spiciness of the chicken pieces
by Chef Ajay Chopra
A popular Goan dish with a slight twist
by Chef Amrita Raichand
These potlis are stuffed with spiced sweet potato mixture and deep-fried
These chilas are very rich in proteins
by Chef Madhu Sneha
Zucchini is the surprise element in these chocolate muffins
Kids may not take to ragi bread but serve them in this way and they will finish them in no time
The combination of spinach and cottage cheese is as attractive as it is tasty
Vermicelli pulao made differently and served with crisp puris
by Chef Shipra Khanna
Cupcakes always excite the little ones and when they are topped with jam their excitement is doubled
Egg mixture cooked in hot dog buns shaped like boats
by Chef Shantanu Gupte
This chaat is both tasty and full of nutrition
Nihari is a slow cooked mutton stew that is traditionally cooked through the night and eaten early in the morning mostly during the ramzan
An excellent dish for your daily meal
This is a great way to feed kids with proteins and other necessary nutrients
A complete meal this, it is a bit laborious but the end result is well worth the effort
Spicy and flavourful this potato preparation can be served with kachoris or puris
A close cousin to cholay, pindi chana is a dry dish made with chickpeas
This vegetable preparation is full of flavour and taste and goes well with paranthe as well as rice
by Chef Shailendra Kekade
Vegetables marinated with oriental chilli sauce, skewed onto skewers, cooked and served on a bed of basil and tomato pulao
These cake pops will please the little gourmets – they are so very easy to make
Layered cake with each layer having a different colour of the rainbow
Such a lovely way of gifting chocolates especially a birthday boy or girl
So easy to make yet so very delicious
by CHEF PRANAV JOSHI
The subtle taste and flavour of lemon makes this cheesecake absolutely appealing
Serve this fudge to the little ones and see them finish it in no time
As the cake is getting cooked the whole a delicate lemony aroma will waft all over the house
A very basic dessert but much loved all over the world
These home remedies are easy to follow and an ideal way to maintain good health
The drinking soda adds a delightful fizz to this cranberry juice mixture
Have a sore throat? This drink will give you instant relief
As the name suggests this drink is a dream come true
A great way to ensure that the kids get the best of vegetables
The colour of this beverage reminds one of the myriad colours seen during sunrise
A very nutritious and delicious lassi
This smoothie has the goodness of a number of fruits
You cannot think of Gujarati snacks and forget khakhra
Paranthas stuffed with tempered sprouted moong
Paranthas stuffed with a flavourful broccoli mixture is a taste you will not forget
The combination of green peas and mushrooms taste great when used to make paranthas too
Aloo paranthas made healthier are just as tasty as the traditional ones
Paranthe stuffed with a spicy kidney beans mixture
The various seeds lend their nutrients to this bread
The dough is kneaded with spinach paste, rolled into rotis and cooked spread with egg
This sprouted bean salad is healthy and extremely delicious
Crunchy and delicious, this salad is very refreshing
Full of nutrition, this salad is wholesome and can make a meal by itself
A cooling salad ideal for the hot summer days
by Chef Vicky Ratnani
Sweet potatoes are known to be super food and when they are presented like this it is raised a few notches
Brightly colourful this salad is a connoisseur’s delight
Deliciously crunchy this salad is a sure winner
by Chef Shazia Khan
This salad platter will be licked clean within minutes of serving
Honey makes these katlis healthier
Yes you can make laddoos with urad dal too
Rich, with delicate almond flavour, this halwa is nutritious too
The mixed seeds and nuts make these laddoos nutritious
A must in the Onam menu, this is a dal payasam which the locals of Kerala love
You can enjoy these tempting laddoos anytime – it will really pep your up
Made during most festivals, these rolls can be enjoyed at other occasions too
Bread slices get a sweet makeover with this quick and easy halwa
Crisp bacon and gorgonzola cheese make this creamy cauliflower soup more flavourful
The delicate orange colour and creamy texture makes this soup a sure winner
Bursting with necessary nutrients, this lentil soup is very good for growing children
A traditional Tibetan vegetable soup that is best enjoyed during cold wintry days
Bursting with refreshing flavour of lemongrass, this soup is very rejuvenating
Chicken ball soup – a favourite of the Sikkimese. Very refreshing especially during cold winter days
English soup made with Indian influence and masalas
This cold and delicious soup will pep up the kids on a hot summer day
Creamy and bursting with flavour of garlic, this dip can be had with vegetable sticks too
Roasted eggplant dip flavoured with parsley
This is an anytime temptation – enjoy it with your loved ones
Another delicious dip from the Middle East
Hummus is one of the best loved dips and here it is made more interesting with the addition of spinach and capsicum
A delicious eggplant dip that goes well with bread as well as pita
Lebanese version of the popular Indian baingan ka bharta – makes an excellent appetizer
Bursting with flavour of the cheeses this fondue is truly satisfying
A sweet pickle with the goodness of pears
Jalapeno pickle though spicy is very flavourful
Tangy pickles that will definitely whet your appetite
Spicy and flavourful, this rice preparation is to die for
Mixed sprouts make this rice dish very nutritious besides adding a wonderful flavour and taste
by Chef Jasmine Dsouza
South Indian style khichdi with tamarind gives it a perfect tang.
Quinoa is a healthy option for rice in this pulao
Ruby red risotto served with seared halloumi cheese slices – a treat for the eyes and for the palate too
Brown rice makes this flavourful pulao healthy
Tangy and full of flavour this is a great way to use up leftover rice
Vegetarian version of keema pulao - very nutritious and very delicious
A popular Kolhapuri dish that is served with fiery tambda rassa, mutton curry and bhakri
This tangy gravy is bursting with flavour
Don’t know where this dal got its name from, but it definitely is delicious
One of the most popular Punjabi dishes – this one is made healthier with soya wadi replacing onion pakodi
Toor dal and chana dal cooked with bottle gourd and some flavourful masalas
The yogurt adds a wonderful tartness to this tuvar dal
Cholar dal served with luchi is very popular in Bengal
A delicious brown Bengal gram preparation - a classic Rajasthani dish
Dal delicately flavoured with fresh fenugreek leaves
Moong dal cooked with masoor dal and tempered with a flavourful tempering
A national dish of Thailand and most popular street food
Soft and delicious, noodles are mixed with a velvety peanut sauce
Children love Maggi, so make it more flavourful with caramelized onions and garlic
These delicious noodles are served cold but they are simply delicious
Sweet, hot and sour – this noodle dish has everything to satiate all palates
A delicious preparation of crisply fried noodles served with a tangy vegetable sauce
Noodles combine well with vegetables to make a tasty dish – it is comfort food at its best
Thai style noodles – extremely flavourful and very tasty
Lasagna sheets topped with cheese sauce, mixed vegetable mixture, processed cheese and mozzarella cheese
Pasta cooked in Indian style with spinach and corn is just too delicious
Penne pasta when cooked in this gently flavoured Pesto sauce is so delicious that you just cannot resist it
Raviolis stuffed with spiced pumpkin and ricotta cheese and served with sautéed shallots and tomato
Pasta made differently – spinach and cottage cheese makes this dish unique
Creamy and delicious – enjoy this pasta dish anytime anywhere
The ever popular sarson da saag served in a new avatar
Rice noodles cooked with vegetables and schezwan sauce
Pears and plums cooked together make a wonderful jam
All jams are welcome and this apple jam is sure to win hearts
Walnuts and pinenuts add a wonderful crunch to this delicious fig jam
This bharta makes a wonder and delicious side dish
A simple raita with garlic flavour
Want to serve something healthy make this raita and potato dish and serve with paranthas
A refreshing side dish, it is flavourful and tasty too
Both these are very healthy snacks that can be served together or separately
Chatpati tomato chutney tastes great with nachos
Use it as a bread spread – its yummy
Cinnamon flavoured apple sauce can be served with any pie
Chinese dishes are incomplete without flavourful sauces such as these two
This concoction has a lot of medicinal value
An excellent ayurvedic face mask
Pesto made differently with green zucchini instead of basil leaves
A popular Italian dish – pasta served with a flavourful sauce
Capellini pasta tossed with pesto and served with grilled lobster